Riverside Community School District

From learning how to greet a friend in Kindergarten 👋, how to appropriately join the carpet, actions for a new song in Music 🎶, and the PE game “Fiddlesticks”…our OES students are already back in the swing of building relationships and lifelong skills! 💙💛

Our 6th Graders collaborated with their teachers this morning to create their Social Contract!

📣Calling all 5th grade parents 📣 Please mark the Instrument Display Night on your calendars. Email Ms. Biggs with any questions.

🚪✂️ It’s official! We cut the ribbon on some new classroom doors! 💙💛

After our first half day with students, these rooms are officially HOME. 🥹

🎥 Meet our new(er) teachers & see their official ribbon cuttings! 👇
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Starting with the 26-27 school year, the Western Iowa Conference will be implementing a subscription fee for live streaming of athletic events. The yearly pass will provide access to any WIC event, both home and away, for events that have a camera in place at the host school.

Streaming prices:
- Single Event: $7 (the same price as a single-game admission)
- Entire Year: $20 (all WIC events w/ a camera throughout 26-27)

To view the WIC Hudl page, and to purchase your subscription, please use this link: https://tinyurl.com/2skdthu3

Thank you for the continued support of our students, activities, and of the Western Iowa Conference. Please contact Tyler Johannsen, AD, if you have any questions at tjohannsen@riverside.k12.ia.us

Deb (Brockman) and George Volz will be honored as part of the Riverside Hall of Fame Class of 2026! 👏

Through volunteerism, community leadership, church involvement, and support for Riverside students and activities, Deb and George have dedicated countless hours to serving the Carson and Riverside communities.

Congratulations to Deb and George Volz on this special honor!

High School Student Council was hard at work this morning planning for an exciting year ahead!
From the first day of school and Homecoming to fun activities throughout the year, this group has some great things in the works!
We’re excited to see what these students will accomplish and bring to Riverside this year. It’s going to be a great one!

26-27 Activity Passes are available for purchase online via Bound!

Adult individual passes, family all sports passes, and senior individual passes can all be purchased at the link below:

https://www.gobound.com/ia/schools/riversideoakland/tickets

Please see attached graphic for information for Riverside Middle/High School
6th grade orientation & open house.

Thousands of views across multiple platforms for Riverside students participating in activities!

Riverside is excited to announce a new opportunity for area business to sponsor our programs & advertise on our platforms. There are multiple opportunities on Hudl Livestreaming and on our school Bound page, with varying benefits for different levels of sponsorships. 100% of the advertising profits goes directly back to supporting our students in their activities!

Interested in this opportunity or need more information? Please scan the QR code below or contact Tyler Johannsen, Activities Director.

Thank you for the continued support!

A big shout out to Riverside MS/HS for being 1 of 28 schools in Iowa who were awarded the FAFSA Focused School of Excellence Award. This award was given to schools in Iowa that met or exceeded a 70% FAFSA completion rate!

The people below have been instrumental in helping students and parents accomplish this feat.

Gina Kroon - Riverside MS/HS School Counselor
Jordan Chapin - IWCC Career and College Transition Counselor
Jessa Grosenheider - Riverside's Iowa College Access Network Specialist
Jen Carman - Riverside School Counselor Administrative Assistant

And of course, all of our students and parents who completed this task to move one step closer to post-secondary readiness!

All 7th-12th grade students participating in activities must register through Bound! This includes all sports, fine arts, clubs/organizations, etc.

Physical & concussion information must also be uploaded to Bound.

Follow the steps below to get registered!

Interested in 3-year-old preschool? 🧸 Preschool runs M, T, Th, F from 8:10 to 11:00am, with flexible childcare options.

Children must be 3 by Sept. 15 & potty trained.

Express interest here: https://tinyurl.com/RCSDpreschool #WeRRiverside

📣 Planning for the ACT? Here are the dates to know! 🎓📝

⭐ Important for Juniors: All juniors at Riverside High School will have the opportunity to take the ACT FREE of charge on April 27, 2027! Test prep is also available thanks to the generosity of the Riverside Optimist Club!

🎯Juniors and Seniors: Be sure to check your email for more info. You’ve got this, Bulldogs! 💪🎯

All 7th-12th grade students participating in activities must register through Bound! This includes all sports, fine arts, clubs/organizations, etc.

Physical & concussion information must also be uploaded to Bound.

Follow the steps below to get registered!

There will be a Fall Sports Parent Meeting on Tuesday, August 11th at 7 pm in the MHS auditorium/commons.

🚨Youth Football Camp Announcement 🚨 Due to the amount of rain and current field conditions, The final day of 3rd-8th youth football camp has been cancelled. Thanks to everyone who attended camp the last two days, good luck to all of our youth teams this season!

Walt Keast, Oakland High School Class of 1960, will be inducted into the Riverside Hall of Fame Class of 2026. 💙

Through business leadership, community service, and decades of support for Riverside schools and activities, Walt has made a lasting impact on southwest Iowa. His generosity and commitment to students, families, and the Riverside community continue to strengthen opportunities for future generations.

Congratulations to Walt Keast on this meaningful and well-deserved honor!